I first tasted Schlenkerla on draft in a gasthaus across from the Domriter church in Bamberg. There you can enjoy the brew along with a meter long bratwurst heaped with sauerkraut.

I stumbled upon the beer at our local pub in Wheaton MD, where it went for $9 a bottle. Blob’s Park nearby in Jessup, MD. This is a Bavarian beer garden and dance hall. It was originally owned by a German named Max Blob, who brought his German friends down from Baltimore to enjoy a taste of the old country.

I found it at Kahn’s in Indianapolis IN. Now I reade about it here. I had no idea anyone else in the US even knew about Schlenkerla and now I see you are comparing it with other brands, and with styles other than the original märzen.

Many thanks for the information you have presented here. I will be a regular visitor.